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Researchers Find Way of Predicting Increased Chance of Summer Heat Waves

The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean can predict an increased chance of summer heat waves in the eastern half of the U.S. up to 50 days in advance.

29 Mar 2016

Study Shows China’s Sweeping Program to Restore Forests Across Country is Working

China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working.

21 Mar 2016

New Insights into Role of Greenhouse Gases from Land Ecosystems in Climate Change

A new research paper published in Nature, advances the understanding of how greenhouse gases from forests, grasslands, and agriculture other than carbon dioxide play a role in climate change.

18 Mar 2016

Study Findings Help Understand How Vulnerable the Arctic is to Climate Change

A new study of permafrost has found that the ice wedges forming the prevalent honeycomb pattern across the tundra appear to be melting rapidly across the Arctic, changing the hydrology of the region and accelerating the release of greenhouse gases with major implications for global warming.

16 Mar 2016

New Research Provides Glimpse of How Microbes Could Weather Climate Change

Microbes in soil — organisms that exert enormous influence over our planet's carbon cycle — may not be as adaptable to climate change as most scientists have presumed, according to a paper published March 2 in PLOS One.

16 Mar 2016

Study Reveals Ice Wedges are Thawing at Rapid Pace Throughout the Arctic

Throughout the Arctic, ice wedges are thawing at a rapid pace. Changes to these structures, which are very common in permafrost landscapes, have a massive impact on the hydrology of the tundra. This is the result of a study carried out by an international research team in cooperation with the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which will be published in the journal Nature Geoscience today.

16 Mar 2016

New Model to Improve Predictions of Permafrost Area and Stability in Northern High Latitudes

Uncertainties are a fact of life for those who model climate change and the factors that amplify or moderate its effects. One important dynamic in climate change studies is the extent of permafrost (permanently frozen soils) in the northern high latitudes and the rate at which it defrosts as the climate warms.

16 Mar 2016

Surprising Finding Highlights Significance of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Mitigate Arctic Climate Change

The drastic cut in sulfate particle emissions in Europe partly explains the amplified Arctic warming since the 1980s, shows a new study published in Nature Geoscience. The team, which consists of scientists from Stockholm University and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, say that their surprising finding highlights an even more urgent need for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate Arctic climate change.

15 Mar 2016

Study Results Confirm Ocean Played Significant Role in Rise of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

As the Earth emerged from its last ice age several thousand years ago, atmospheric carbon dioxide increased and further warmed the planet. Scientists have long speculated that the primary source of this CO2 was from the deep ocean around Antarctica, though it has been difficult to prove.

15 Mar 2016

Study Helps Policy Makers Assess Impact of Sea Level Rise on People and Infrastructure

A new study by University of Georgia researchers could help protect more than 13 million American homes that will be threatened by rising sea levels by the end of the century.

15 Mar 2016